Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-30

csmpment Of the National Guards Of the
Estate at Wilmington Is useless. 1t will,
under no circumstances, be held there. II
was originally intended 10 hold the en-
campment ct Dover, but no interest was
taken in the matter by the citizens and
business men Of the town, and, In addi-
ton TO that feet, the fair association
demanded $500 for the use Of the
grounds. Two other places were then
picked out one near Oiaymont and
one west of the depot at Mount
Pleasant. Olaymont will not be selected
on account Of the inconvenience Of getting
there and the only thing therefore that
will prevent 1t being held at Mt. Pleasant,
will be the inability to obtain the
ground and it is pretty certain that the
ground can be obtained. II can be set
down that the soldier boys will do duty
at the latter place after July 18th.
In the encampment the following
named staff officers will appear in uni.
form: Adjutant General Kenney, Quarter
master G.. M. ID. Hart, Quartermaster
Everett Hickman, Colonel John j.. Lay
field and Lieutenant Colonel q. J. Hart,
inspector Of rifle practice.
i Robert j. Simmons has been elected
captain Of Company d of Dover in place
Of Major Kirk promoted, and Casper
Miller, first lieutenant to succeed Captain
Simmons.
The adjutant- general shipped yester-
day to Company Of Laurel and Company
H of New CASTLE, their arms.
Church repairing has become kind OF
an epidemic here. The Episcopal Church
which is the Oldest building In Dover
and the appearance of which has never
been changed by repairs, Ia to have q
thorough oyerhauling. A recess chRnoel
Is to be built by the Ladies' Guild. The
new obancel is to be 10 by 40 and to cost
about 81, 600. The contract has been
awarded to Klingler d Cannon. During
the time the repairs are being made Scr
Woes will be held in the courtroom by
permission of the judges.
Uniforms for Companies A, Is, q, ID, L
and +, d. N. c., will be delivered about
J the middle of this week.
Register Wilds yesterday approved the
will Of Deborah Wilson Of Kenton. David
! Reece Ii the executor named In the will
The Cooper will case was decided yes
terday in the court of errors and appeals
1t Is a very important case and has beer
hanging In the court for years. The will
of old Judge Cooper was remarkable
, document and ever since his death, 1t haI
,, been the bone Of contention in numbel
Of courts. This was reserved question
, from the superior court, DR.. Ignatiu
Cooper had held the interest OF William
II. Cooper after his death and this sui
1, was to determine whether he held NOR
: than life estate.
Judge Cooper died In 1878, leaving fiv
|. heirs, Of these FIVE, one, William II
= Cooper died without heirs, and at hi
: death his interest went to DIR. Ignatiu
Cooper of Camden, father of Senate
William H. Cooper, DIR. William
!, Cooper, Alexander b. Cooper, Di
e. W. Cooper and Ignatius I. Cooper
! DR.. Ignatius Cooper died few year
+ ago and this suit is brought by one of th
!. heirs Of the brother Of DIR. Ignatiu
. Cooper. The sons of DR.. Ignatiu
!, Cooper have claimed the estat
as whole and this decision estal
= fishes three-fourths of the ownershi
I in the estate in other persona, thus lea'
A' ing one fourth TO them. The amount IL
yolved is about $40 600.
!, Beniah Watson and Edward Ridgel.
y Esqs., represented the contestants, an
= N. Is. Smithers the heirs.
Y The Falton vs. Town Of Dover cas-
u occupied the rest of the afternoon.
g. Dover, June &c. Rarely, IL ever, in Il
}, history of Kent county has there been Il
at promise of such q large wheat crop |
this year. The farmers Of this section hay
70 been cutting ever since Monday. Upc
I'd the farm Of Mrs. Stout, near Leipsic,
IL which Henry Slaughter is tenant, there
M a field Of 90 acres In wheat. Mr.. Slaught
in confidently expects the field to average
g. bushels to the acre. Farmers general
or estimate that the crop of the county W
average 20 bushels to the acre.
he The State Capitol Band gave an oqe
he air concert last night from the porch
re the Hotel Richardson. II has decided
y; give these concerts every Tuesday eve
Il. ing free of charge.
ed Harry e Ford has sold to Levi O Biz
Ter Eau,. Of Wilmington, his well-knny
,or trotter Huckster. The price Is said to
$3.50.
on The State treasurer's and State au
he tors rooms were furnished this week
es, virtue of q resolution of the last Legis
ture.
es- The court Of errors and appeals sp,
ate the greater portion of yesterday morni
VS.. In hearing an appeal in the replevin OF
Du- of Paryis VS.. Traux. ]. A. Fulton
the plaintiff in error and James Pennev
md To- defendant. At O'Clock when
Mr.. Pennewell concluded his address the CO
en-. adjourned until to-day. There will
ks, no business transacted to-day as
be chief Justice will not be able to be
hand. The court will meet and adjor
or until 10 O'Clock tomorrow.
en- John d. Burton has about compile
re- the work on the addition to his dwelli
ais CLERK E. I. Cooper and Senator W.
emit Cooper leave next week for trip
nen Chicago over the B. & o. railroad. ~
and will be gone about three weeks.
ers. Miss Kate Denny after an absence
six weeks returns to Dover to-day.
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